You arrive in Tanzania at either Arusha or Kilimanjaro airports and catch a connecting flight to Serengeti National Park. You are met at the airstrip by your camp guide who provides a game drive transfer to the camp. Your stay here is totally flexible and your guide will discuss your preferred game driving schedule, which can include short game drives returning to camp after 2-3 hours and/or full day game drives with a packed lunch on-board. 

The vast and beautiful Serengeti is one of Africa’s most awe-inspiring wildernesses and its endless, open plains are home to a sheer density of animals that makes for incredible wildlife viewing throughout the year.

Your camp guide game drives you south to Ngorongoro Crater, with plenty of wildlife viewing (and a picnic lunch) to be enjoyed along the way. Upon your arrival at your lodge, you can embark on a guided walk to the crater rim or a nearby Masai village…or you can relax and simply enjoy the view from your cottage. The following day offers a half-day private game drive on the crater floor, which can be followed by another of the walks or other activities/experiences offered from the lodge.

A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an experience of a lifetime and like the Grand Canyon, nothing can quite prepare you for the moment you first stare into the crater. Boasting the world’s only intact caldera and one of Africa’s greatest natural wonders, there are few places that have comparable wildlife densities – it’s not unusual to see the Big Five in one day here. And all this is in the most amazing setting with a backdrop of the 600m (1,968ft) high crater wall.

Today we say “Kwaheri” (“Goodbye in Swahili) as your lodge guide transfers you to the nearest airstrip for your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport, from where you can fly back to Nairobi for your onward travels or to the spice island of Zanzibar for a relaxing few days on a private beach. Multi-day climbs on Mt Kilimanjaro can also be arranged.